Quote:
Originally Posted by Pup-e-Love  Today I washed all of Reesie's bedding and so I had given him just a towel to put down in his crate while the rest of his stuff was drying. He was not crazy about just a towel. Well, tonight I got his little bed out of the dryer and put in on the floor next to his crate while I was getting ready to put it in. He was so excited to see it. He was hopping and chewing it all over, and then all of the sudden he started humping it!! I was so shocked! He is only 11 weeks! Is this normal?? |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nancy1999 Yes it sure is, these young pups don't realize that this is naughty! Humping is a sign of dominance, and they are trying to be dominant with something, but hormones guide this behavior. Lol, it cracked me up to see Joey do this and he had a favorite red teddy bear, called "Big Red" that he just loved. Joey was neutered around 7 months of age, and about 1 month after that the humping stopped. Some breeders say that their unneutered dogs do it too much and they take away the affectionate object. Most dogs stop this behavior once neutered. |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pup-e-Love So I should just ignore it for now? |
Way back in post 1, 2, and 3 I thought the OPer's question was addressed and answered. It is normal behavior, it is a sign of dominance and neutering will stop the behavior. So why has this turned into a circus?
Seriously, there was a joke made after the issue was addressed and for 2 days there has been an ongoing argument that humping is wrong, blah, blah, blah. I thought it was already addressed way back in post #2.
We were even enlightened about how humping by a small puppy will help the testicles descend.
I am
really starting to think there is some type of hidden agenda going on in the deep dark closet of YT?